Things I Love Thursday: 5.08.08

There's lot of excitement and change in the air! My life has been a whirlwind of job applications, approaching the final weeks of my internship, the changing of the season, and so much more!

While my feet and head are moving too quick for the rest of me to catch up, the world gets passed by so fast that I can't even stop to register things as favorites! Please, dears, tell me how you manage your time, because I always feel like Alice chasing the White Rabbit.

Firewater: A New Album and Back on Tour! Since they haven't released an album in several years, I haven't quite had the opportunity to talk about one of my favorite bands of all time, Firewater. After several years in Middle East and Asia, my favorite singer/songwriter Todd A. is back with a brand new album, The Golden Hour. Not only is there a glorious new album (featuring Balkan Beatboxing!), but they are on tour, and stopping in three Mischief-Friendly areas: Chicago, New Orleans, and Austin. At the very least, I hope to catch two of those shows!

Graduation! In just a few short weeks, following the last of my paperwork, I will receive my diploma for my M.A. in Arts Administration. While it may not mean the end of my educational career, it does mean the end of this book. And some lovely graduation presents coming, too!


Patrick Nagel! Thank you, Wendy B., for reminding me of my love of Nagel's work. It happened when I first discovered Duran Duran's "Rio," album, and have consequently wanted to dress up as the Cover Girl ("Rio" as I call her) for my Duran Duran Dance Party. Nagel women kind of remind me of the living embodiment of Robert Palmer women, how the live, what they wear, how they move, when they're not pouting with guitars.

Text-Based Browser Games! Yikes, geek alert! I love checking in on the progress of my nations in Ikariam or driving my little yellow semi, Bumblebee, in Trukz. Oh, the shame!

Purple! I'm absolutely crazy for dark orchid, royal and plummy shades of purple. Inspired by a dress that Alysan Hannigan wore in How I Met Your Mother, I've decided to construct a dress to wear to my upcoming summer weddings. And my Twitter and current computer background have been changed to this lovely image:



And More! Vladmaster: handmade Viewfinders!; Bourbon Chocolate Torta, a locally made goat cheese; farmer's markets on bright Spring days; Gala Darling's Crowing Your Beautiful Life t-shirt; Mid-Western thunderstorms; this Thoreau cuff bracelet; Peachy Pan's elaborate kanzashi's; Twin Peaks; Robert Downey Jr.; mass media consumption